Luke kept silent and just stared straight at her.Madam Mallory thought that it was because Luke was thinking about something. However, he did not speak even after a full minute.Madam Mallory thought that Luke was looking down on her. She was fuming that he did not seize the opportunity even when she gave him an out. She said to the driver with a stern expression, "Drive."The driver heard her and hurriedly started the car.Madam Mallory slammed the door and left.When the bodyguards blocking the road saw that, they got into their cars as well and left.Luca breathed a sigh of relief. Her nerves were tense, but it was not because she was afraid that Luke would betray her for the sake of maintaining the harmony between Crawford and Mallory families. She was just worried that Madam Mallory would try to force Luke.Madam Mallory’s men certainly would not be able to hurt Luke, but it was hard to say whether he would get hurt trying to protect her.After the Mallory family’s bodygu
Nina looked at him. She had something to say, but she hesitated.She wanted to ask him why. ‘Why is he asking me to leave the matter alone when it’s something that everyone would know is wrong without having to think twice? Could it be that there’s a secret behind all this?’Luke should never have betrayed Bianca, even if there was another reason behind it. Even if he no longer loved her, he should end the relationship with her righteously. However, Bianca was exiled abroad, while Luca was by his side.It was not that Nina thought that Luca was bad. She just thought that it was wrong for her to intervene in Luke and Bianca’s relationship.However, Percy told her to stay out of it...Percy held Nina in his arms seeing that she was staying silent. "There are many things that the fewer people know, the better. I promise that when the timing is right, I’ll tell you everything."Nina knew that there must be a plan in motion, so she did not continue to pursue the matter. However, s
"Do you have any concerns?" Luke asked, seeing her hesitant expression.He knew her so well that he could even decipher what she was thinking about with just a micro-expression.Luca shook her head as she could not ask the question she had in mind. "It's nothing."Luke's gaze sank, but he did not press on. "Let's go. We’re going to be late if we leave any later."Luca nodded and left the house with him.Luke drove, and when they passed the villa’s entrance, Luca noticed that the contractor of the villa next door was already embellishing the door.She said softly, "Is the renovation work next door almost completed?""Mm, Louis and the others will soon be moving in." Luke took a glance and continued to drive toward the entrance of the community."Louis?" Luca looked at him. ’The villa is Louis'?’Luke nodded in answer.Luca did not say anything. ‘He planned all these on purpose…’He first arranged for her to move to the villa, then he moved in. Not long after, the children mov
"What happened? Tell me about it," Susan asked quickly. She did not intend to let go of anything she could use against Luke because this might be the evidence she needed to bring him down and make Louis come to power in the future."Tell you? Are you able to tell him off?" Madam Mallory wondered. After all, Susan was not Luke's biological mother."Why not? No matter what, I'm still his mother. When Allison doesn't know how to educate her son, I’m the one who steps forward," Susan said.Madam Mallory nodded. No matter what, Susan was the legal wife of Zachary Crawford.Even though his biological mother was around, Luke still addressed Susan as ‘Mother.’ "Doesn't Luke already have a wife? I found out that he’s very close to Luca Craw and there’s a high chance that they’re living together," Madam Mallory said. She did not mention what had happened the day prior.After all, she impulsively wanted to kidnap Luca. It was illegal, so she did not want to say anything about it.When Sus
"How much did you overhear from the conversation between me and Mrs. Mallory?" Susan asked. The maid was responsible for delivering food and drinks to Allison. She was usually the one in contact with Allison.The maid's body shook as she uttered, "Madam Susan, I didn't hear anything.""Very well. If someone else knows about what we talked about, I’ll know that you accidentally overheard it and spread the news. You’re aware of the consequences, yes?" Susan threatened the maid. Although Old Master Crawford was still in control of the Crawford family, she still had the ability to frame the maid and have her fired.The maid nodded quickly and said, "I understand. I didn't hear anything."The maid cleared the cups and snacks on the coffee table. Then, she got a text from Allison, so she immediately went upstairs.She knocked on the door of the room, and Allison's voice came from inside. "Come in."The maid opened the bedroom door and saw Allison's face. She was frightened and could no
"Dr. Craw? I went downstairs with her just now but I don’t think she was going for lunch." Jason reported truthfully but wondered why Luke did not call her directly.‘Aren’t they already living together? Why are they still so awkward when they’re in the office?After all, Luke was the boss of the company. Jason did not think that should be the case.No one would dare say anything even if he used a public tool for private use."Where did she go?" Luke asked even though he had an answer in his heart. If she went downstairs and did not go for lunch, she was probably too tired. Hence, she went to the office downstairs to rest.He glanced at Luca's office. It was a temporary office that used to be a vacant utility room, so there was not enough space for a sofa that could fit her."I think she’s in the lab." Jason looked at his thoughtful expression and felt a little uneasy.Luke turned around and walked to his office. When he thought that Luca might not eat and just sleep until the e
Madam Mallory glanced at the ward number and found that it was a VIP ward.She guessed that whoever Queenie was taking care of was not simple. Otherwise, why would they be in the VIP ward? On top of that, her men could not find out who was in the ward.‘Is it Jack Norman?’Madam Mallory thought that it would not be possible as she saw the news of Jack in the newspaper that morning. He was attending various events, so he could not be in the VIP ward for treatment.‘Could the person in the ward be Luke's wife, Bianca?’After all, Bianca was supposedly studying abroad but no one knew where she was studying nor the specific details.Maybe she got sick and Queenie brought her back to be secretly treated…If it was Bianca, she could use her to mess with Luca.‘Luca likes to be a mistress, huh? If Bianca appears in front of her, Luke won’t be able to protect her anymore.’The longer a man was in Luke’s position, the more afraid he would be of getting into scandals that could affect h
Madam Mallory certainly would not let Queenie know that she had been waiting for her, so she made up an excuse. "My son is hospitalized because he's not feeling well, so I'm here."Queenie frowned, her mood heavy. Leia's illness made her empathize with Madam Mallory. She looked at her worriedly and asked, "Is your son alright?""The situation is not optimistic." Madam Mallory secretly rejoiced when she saw that Queenie responded rather positively. She turned around and waited for the elevator with her. "The doctor can't find out the root cause, so he can only rely on painkillers and valium to stabilize his condition.""It's that serious..." Queenie's brows furrowed deeper. She thought of Leia,She had been taking medicine and would go home to recuperate when she got better. However, if her condition took a turn for the worse, she would have to be hospitalized again.The medicine that Luca prescribed was effective, but Leia's willfulness made her condition worse. The medicine had n
“You don’t need to remind me. I was going to check anyway.” Abel shot Luca a chilling look.She took a step back and stayed silent.Abel turned to the pale-faced Hera and said, “If you’ve got low blood sugar, get up and eat something.”“I’ll eat now,” Hera replied, sitting up.Luca handed her the takeout.Abel glanced at the food and then frowned at Luca. “Why didn’t you make breakfast this morning?”“I was busy,” Luca explained with a calm indifference, her expression unwavering. She showed no fear, even under Abel’s questioning.Hera suddenly found herself admiring Luca. Everyone feared this man, yet Luca remained composed even when facing potential punishment. Not just anyone could pull that off.At the thought of this, Hera opened the takeout and kept quiet.Abel narrowed his eyes, glancing between Hera and Luca. His gaze was not exactly gentle as he muttered, “Stop eating this junk. It’s bad for you.”“I know, babe. Just this once. After this, I’ll have what Luca cooks f
Hera panicked the moment she heard that. “I trust her!”Luca and Shanks were both watching her.Hera repeated herself, saying, “I trust her, okay? What kind of treatment does she need? I’ll cooperate with anything. But what about Abel…”“I’ll tell him it’s just to help improve your overall health,” replied Shanks. Then, he turned around, opened the medicine cabinet, and started preparing the prescription.Hera let out a sigh of relief. As long as Abel did not find out about her health condition, that was all that mattered.If he knew she was unwell, he would send her back to A City. Without free medical help and no way to make extra money, she would be in serious trouble.“Thank you,” said Hera.“Wait outside,” instructed Shanks.“Okay.” Hera carefully stepped out.Luca, however, remained where she was, waiting.While preparing the medicine, Shanks asked, “Do you know which acupoints to target for her?”“Yes,” Luca replied confidently. As long as she checked Hera’s pulse, sh
“There are a lot of issues.” Luca did not hide anything and handed Hera the phone.Hera looked at it and frowned.“I can't understand any of this.” Hera felt dizzy just looking at the text, let alone the long list of medical terms. It was giving her a headache.“Look at these summaries and indicators. Compare the values on top with the normal values at the bottom, and you'll see what I mean,” explained Luca.Hera did not trust her. Therefore, Luca decided to let her see for herself. Seeing it with her own eyes would prevent any doubts later.Luca pointed out how to read the test results, and after a moment, Hera managed to understand the report. Her face turned pale. “How can there be so many problems?”She looked at Luca and questioned, “Did you fake this?”“I don’t have the power to make the medical center fake anything. Besides, the report has the medical center’s official stamp. If you don’t believe me, you can go directly to the medical center and ask for the official cop
“I heard from the boss that he's coming because of Vivian.” Gale paused for a moment before adding, “But never mind, you don't seem interested in her affairs anyway. I'm just letting you know he's on his way.”Gordan frowned. Ray was coming for Vivian?What could that ugly woman possibly need?“What do you mean by that?” asked Gordan.Gale smirked. “If you and Ray meet, that’s bound to end in a fight. And since you can't win against him, you might want to mentally prepare yourself, or better yet, find somewhere else to stay. It’d be safer that way.”Gordan's expression darkened. “If you have nothing nice to say, just zip it.”Gale grinned, clearly pleased with himself like he had just hit a sore spot.Gordan exhaled sharply. “Of all times, why is he coming to A City now? He’s just making things worse.”“It can't be helped. Vivian's situation is urgent.” Gale covered his mouth mockingly after he said that. “Oh, right. I forgot you don’t like hearing about her.”Ray wanted to br
Luke sat in the villa, staring at Luca’s message.He was worried.For a moment, he considered calling her, but then he remembered that there were surveillance cameras everywhere on her side. He dismissed the idea immediately.Her safety came first.Luke reminded her: [Take care of yourself. Don’t worry, I’ll handle everything. Just focus on keeping yourself safe.] The worry in his heart refused to subside, but at this moment, there was no better solution.“Boss, you’re worried about your wife, huh? If you really can’t stand it, we can sneak you in again during the next shift change, just like last time,” said Gale.It had been his idea last time.Now, the real Lucius was still locked up in the basement of the villa.It had been nearly a month. Luke had forced him to take the antidote Luca had recreated. The man was still alive, proving the antidote worked perfectly.“That plan is too risky.” Luke put his phone away. His gaze was dark and thoughtful.“Risky, sure. But at lea
Luca had not expected Abel and Shanks’ relationship to be like this.It seemed Abel still did not trust Shanks.Shanks continued, “Abel isn’t someone who trusts people easily. He doesn’t trust anyone. You think he’s devoted to Kassy now, right? That’s just his obsession. He's allowing Kassy to receive my treatment, but if it were him… No matter if he were blind or crippled, his safety would always come first. If he were seriously injured, maybe he’d accept treatment, but he definitely wouldn’t do it right away.”Luca stayed silent. Shanks really understood Abel well.Abel did not trust anyone—not even Kassy.Calling him paranoid would not be an exaggeration.Luca felt like they were getting off-topic, but she had never seen this side of Shanks before.In her mind, he was always buried in his work at the lab, only leaving for meals and sleep. Other than that, he was practically never outside.The lab was like his home…“Are you troubled by Hera’s situation?” Luca asked directly
Hera was startled by Luca's words.The refusal that had been on the tip of her tongue suddenly got stuck in her throat.“I…” Hera hesitated, feeling conflicted. Leaving Abel might not be such a bad idea. At least she would not have to live in constant fear.She was finally realizing how unpredictable his moods were. At first, she thought it did not matter as she could still look at other men. She just had to ensure there was no physical contact. In reality, even if she so much as glanced at someone, Abel's expression would darken with anger.It was frustrating. Now, the only person she was allowed to look at was Gerald. Still, what was the point of just looking at Gerald?At that thought, she lifted her gaze to Luca.Luca added, “I’ll give you five minutes. If you refuse treatment after that, I’ll take the medicine back to Mr. Shanks and won’t try to convince you again.”Hera's heart tightened. She did not even need five minutes. She had made her decision within 30 seconds.“I’
“If Abel finds out that Hera's body isn't suitable for organ donation to Kassy, what do you think he'll do?” asked Shanks.He already knew the answer, but he still wanted to hear Luca’s thoughts.“He has invested a lot of time and money in Hera. If he gets nothing out of it, he won’t let her off easily,” Luca said bluntly.Luca and Shanks were on the same page.They did not have a good relationship with Hera, but they had no intention of ruining her either.Hera’s personality was unpleasant, but that was not enough for them to hate her so much that they wanted to see her suffer.“What methods do you think he’ll use?” Shanks asked again.Luca was silent for a long moment.Shanks already knew the answer, yet he still wanted her to say it out loud.After thinking it over, she finally said, “There are plenty of ways he could go about it, but no matter what he chooses, Hera’s fate is sealed. She’s as good as dead…”She lowered her gaze, her tone firm and certain.Shanks nodded.
Hera heard that Luca had returned and immediately went to find Shanks. She narrowed her eyes.That woman went to see Shanks. Could she be talking about her?The thought made Hera uneasy. She had a nagging feeling that something was wrong with her medical report.However, when they left the medical center earlier, Abel asked Luca when the report would be ready, and she said it would be available tomorrow.Hera turned to Gerald and said, “Take these back for me first.”“Alright.” Gerald carried the bags as he walked away. He could not help but wonder what exactly Hera bought. These bags were really heavy!Only after Gerald went upstairs did Hera slowly make her way up as well. Her room was on the third floor, but she stopped when she reached the second floor. She glanced around to make sure no one was watching before heading toward the laboratory.The door was closed.Instead of knocking, Hera pressed her ear against it, trying to eavesdrop.However, the laboratory was special